Event Log: Field Trip Part 2

[hadrielmods]

Who: All characters participating in the event
What: The event log for the March portion of the Field Trip event
Where: All over the world
When: March 1st-March 31st
Warnings: None

Maybe you explored a bit last month, retrieved an orb or just got lost. Or maybe you were too busy stalking that person you love - no judgment. Well, maybe a little judgment. Whatever went down, it's a new month, and a new chance to explore this strange world you've ended up on. So climb on a motorcycle, grab a friend (and a lot of supplies), and get going! If you leave now, maybe you'll avoid the next awful thing that happens in the city.

Not that there aren't a few awful things that can happen out there, too. You could run out of food. You might lose that compass of yours and never find your way home. You could ride straight into a ditch and blow out all your tires. Or hey, maybe you'll get in a screaming fight with your traveling companions and get left behind. Whoops!

But everything could go great, too. You won't know until you try, and Love still really needs those orbs full of Hope energy. (Hope juice?) You've got a whole month this time, but the day will pass pretty fast under that hot sun. Good luck.

► This log covers March 1st-March 31st.
► Feel free to make your own logs, as well
► Please tag headers of threads with content warnings where they apply
► Please put your character's name and open/closed in the subject line of your starters!
► If you run out of food and die unpleasantly in the desert, please let us know here.
► If you successfully return with an orb, please let us know here.

Comments

Hayden and Newt | Closed | March 2nd

[demonsional]

[Hayden didn't set out to make any kind of agreement with anyone. In fact, worrisome and overemotional child that he is, he didn't plan this out at all. He just ran for it. Volunteering at max, irresponsible capacity. His family is probably worried. Like, definitely desperately worried. Unfortunately, Hayden isn't the kind of creature that thinks his action through. Why bother with consequences? He's not human, so he can't die the same way as a human, probably?

Presently, he can be found attempting to get himself into a motorcycle...and teetering over clumsily in an unsurprising display. Bless him, though, he keeps trying, even if he keeps whining about it.]

[completelycrazy]

[Newt, on the other hand, did put a bit of thought into this trek... More than he would've, actually. Being a pet owner is hard work. He had to make arrangements before just jetting off into the sunset.

He shows up to where all the bikes are parked with as many supplies as he could pack, and, uh. Is immediately concerned for Hayden's safety. Which, if Newt Geiszler is concerned for your safety, something is going pretty wrong.

He heads over, steadying the bike as Hayden attempts to climb into it.]

Hey, little dude. What're you up to? [Because clearly he's not... trying to leave town... by himself... right?]

[demonsional]

[Oh he...clearly is. Because Hayden looks up at Newt with an expression of calm, dead seriousness. Okay, maybe not calm, there's a tinge of manic around his eyes.]

I am going to do the thing that is good that will make Hope un-sick.

[completelycrazy]

Uh... You mean the thing with the orbs? That Love posted about?

[This boy appears to not be okay. Newt eyes the motorcycle.]

You're not planning to head out all by yourself, are you?

[demonsional]

[The question makes him pause. He looks down at the motorcycle handles and kicks his feet weakly were they were formerly scrabbling for balance.]

I don't want to make anybody feel bad by asking if I can go with them...I can't get in anybody's way if I'm by myself.

[completelycrazy]

[Oh. Ouch. Time to not ask for details on that and instead do the responsible adult thing for once. Kind of.]

Well, just so happens that I'm on my way out of town too. I could use some company if you want to team up.

[Please just accept this offer, Hayden... Don't make him work to babysit you.]

[demonsional]

You could?

[Regardless of saying that he wants to do this on his own, he clearly didn't feel that way in his heart, because Hayden's eyes light up almost pleadingly.]

I could keep you company! I would do that if you would like it!

[completelycrazy]

[Newt snorts.]

As a matter of fact, I would like it. You wanna be my navigator? I don't think I can hold this thing and drive at the same time.

[He holds out one of the Love-provided compasses.]

[demonsional]

Yes!

[He reaches for the compass and beams.]

I am a terrible navigator I put myself in the wrong places all the time!

[Hayden is extremely excited and pleased and seems to have no idea that maybe that's not something he should admit.]

But it's okay I will put us in the right place for sure.

[completelycrazy]

[Wow does that tone not match that content, but okay, sure. They can't go too wrong with a compass that'll point exactly where they need to go.]

Awesome. You got supplies or anything?

[Newt sort of just sidesteps Hayden to uh take the motorcycle out of his hands. He opens up the seat and drops his backpack into the storage space below.]

Kain | Open | Early March

[dragonsgrasp]

[The exploring has been going... well enough, he's been trudging along at least, though at this point he doesn't have any orbs to show for it. Still, Kain isn't giving up. He's also just eager to get out and explore, to see new things. Being out under the open sky has rejuvenated him lately. At times, he explores alone, but he's just as content to have someone else with him, as he does now.]

[Eventually, he starts to notice a gradual change in terrain. It starts off with a few random hills here and there, a surprising sight breaking up the somewhat monotonous landscape. This is no bother to Kain, who's more interested than concerned...]

[...until the terrain really starts to get tough. They've reached the badlands, and before long, it come to a point where continuing is getting to be almost impossible.]

[Pausing for a moment, Kain eyes the landscape thoughtfully. It might be possible to detour, but he's not so sure he likes the idea of losing time. What could go wrong?]

I say we go through.

cecily trevelyan ; closed to cole, sharon, aren, and kate

[closerift]

( ooc ; setting here )


[ This could be their own slice of Hadriel, were it not seemingly abandoned. It looks so much like the city that they've been living in for years now that the Inquisitor has to second guess whether or not they've just gone in a circle all along. She steps through the streets with a frown, glancing around with a sense of unease building in her gut. This isn't where they'd come from, evident only by the lack of the additional stores and buildings created by her fellow residents. ]

Eerie, isn't it? [ There's a short exhale as she turns from the scene to the rest of the group, crossing her arms. ] I was expecting...

[ Destruction. Ruins. Not this. ]

I only hope it's not the opposite when we get to the temple. ... You know, with all this kept together and the temple itself just a pile of rubble.

[ Really, as long as it's a pile of rubble with an orb for them to return, it'll be all right. Still, though. ]

Zelda | Various times throughout march

[divinusly]

A: A Short Break, Early March
[ ...Thank the heavens she's found one crystal clear oasis of the desert, with what looks like a old watchtower crumbling just at the edge. Zelda takes this moment to simply rest and recuperate after her journey so far, filling her canteen with more water. But the exhaustion and weariness of travel lends to additional weaknesses, that of being not as aware as she might be when others are around. It's then that she might hear your character approaching out from some of the ruins nearby.

After the encounter with the Null, she's just a little bit more on edge than she would be, a little less patient. The canteen is clipped back to her belt, and her hand is raised once more, poised as if already holding a weapon although nothing is seemingly there. ]

--Show yourself.

B: Some Distant City, Waiting for the Orb to Charge Up, Mid-March
[ Presumably sometime after Zelda makes it to the ruins of yet another distant city, she makes her way up to one of the Temples with the orb in hand. She has a simple question to anyone who's joined her in this pursuit, and perhaps a reasonable one given how new she still is to this place: ] When we return to Hadriel with these restored orbs... do you believe it will truly be of use? Exactly how trustworthy is the deity who bestowed this mission?

[ And while what she says could easily be called blasphemous to the gods of this world, her tone is not accusatory; she simply is lacking knowledge regarding the them. How much they have proven themselves to be worthy of the residents' trust, how much they have already aided in helping them so far, how much should she stake in helping them in the future? She does not know these things, but she would like to. ]

C: The Return
[ Having a fully restored orb in hand is great, right? What's not so great is the fact that her bike totally breaks down just as she arrives in the city limits. Not wanting to abandon it completely (because she'd very much like to keep it to use later), she ends up having to push it along the streets and paths to her destination.

Should you offer help: ] Ah, it would be appreciated. [ There's a bit of a tired, but genuine smile. She's just glad to have made it back. With a breath she speaks lightly, ] This vehicle has lasted so long and endured much on this journey; I'm tempted to honor it with a name.

D: Wildcard [ Got something in mind and want to tag Zelda? I'm pretty much open to everything! If you want to plot something more, PM me or PP me at drinksteapots!]

Re: cecily trevelyan ; closed to cole, sharon, aren, and kate

[fadeling]

Too much quiet. Too much calm. The cold kind that chills. It's a place that isn't a place. We shouldn't be here. [He doesn't like it, to say the least.]

There's too much of nothing. There's ghosts and no ghosts, pulling, pressing, pushing, coming closer and farther away.

Find it fast.

[dedikated]

( ... She's still not used to how this friend of Cecily's talks, but the phrase we shouldn't be here certainly seems apt. There's something unsettling about this place, like they've accidentally stumbled across dad putting on his santa outfit. Her hands linger near the bag on her thigh despite the silence that blankets them all, and Kate looks at the other members of the group before she speaks. )

Takes a few days to charge. ( The orb, that is. She doesn't know who knows what, so she offers the information anyway, having come on this trip more or less directly from her last. ) The hell do we do in the meantime?

[closerift]

Keep together, if it's dangerous. [ Cecily replies, eyes still on their surroundings, frowning slightly. ] And... explore, I think. So long as we aren't split up, I think we should be safe doing a little digging.

[ Not literally, though- wouldn't it be interesting if there was something buried in the ground? ]

We may find more here than we originally thought.

[coheres]

[ Sharon has mostly kept to herself on the trip, expression often pensive. Upon arrival to the city, even she can't help but feel an unease; it was like the ghost town of Silent Hill, empty of life but somehow untouched, save the mounds of ash and dust that covered the surfaces.

She crosses her arms. ]

I think we should set up camp first. [ HQ, if you will. ] This Hope's temple will work fine, though I'd rather we keep to the outside. From there, I think we should work in pairs.

[ She bows her head a little. ] Something just doesn't feel right. It's like nothing ever lived here. [ A group of gods who never got their city off the groun, perhaps? ]

[demonsional]

Am I supposed to?

[He absolutely, thoroughly, did not plan this through.]

I have...a positive attitude and a willingness to succeed!

[puzzlingly]

「Kain is not the only one who has noticed the change on the terrain, it's harder to navigate through the bumps but he doesn't stop either, until, they cannot go any further.

He listens to his companion's idea and he has to give a glance to the edges, how long would it take them to go around?」

We'd have to leave the bikes here.

「He doesn't love the idea of carrying the stuff he's got loaded on it, but dragging the vehicle along seems even less viable.

Hmm, surely Kain would be able to cross easily if he were alone, with those magnificent jumps of his... Damn, he can't help to think that accompanying him will slow him down.」

[fadeling]

Nothing and no one. Not even a whisper of a wonder. Dead. But not dead. Dead leaves ghosts behind. [Eerie. He almost can't hold still.]

[completelycrazy]

[Oh boy.]

Uh, yeah, dude. We're gonna need supplies if we want to survive out in the desert for a week.

[Newt looks at his backpack... and shrugs. It's probably fine...? Newt wants to get moving before it gets too late in the day, and he packed, like, a crapload of ramen. It's just a week.

He closes the seat and hops onto the bike. Hm. It's been a while since he's had to drive anything, but this looks simple enough.

Unfortunately there's not a ton of room for Hayden? Uh. Well, good thing they're both small.]

Do you want back or front? [In terms of seating arrangements. They're gonna have to motorcycle this.]

c!

[completelycrazy]

[Newt is very happy to be back from his own orb adventure. It was sort of fun? But, jeez, talk about roughing it. He's a little surprised when he spots Zelda pushing her bike through the streets, though.]

That's awfully nice of you. What kind of a name?

[He squats down to check out the tire area before helping her, though.] Any idea what's wrong with it?

[dragonsgrasp]

[It’s crossed Kain’s mind too, that he might be able to jump to some extent… but his power is more for height than distance, so he’d probably still need to trudge through it quite a bit. Still, he probably should get a look at the terrain from above, if nothing else. He turns to Atem.]

It may be worth it, if there’s much of interest on the other side of all of this. I could take a look for us, first. I may be able to see from the air if there’s anything worthwhile out there.

[And maybe spot some enemies, too, if there’s any threats lurking out there. It’s always good to be forewarned, although the monsters seem less plentiful the further out they go, at least.]

[demonsional]

Oh.

[He looks a little guilty. Maybe he shuouldn't have been...so impulsive! But, welp. Too late for that now, maybe. Probably.]

It's okay, I don't eat much. [Wait, a lie.] I mean, I don't need to, since I'm not human. So don't worry about me! I'll take, um...I'll take the back!

[paragonbrosca]

[Aren has been rather quiet so far, less pensive than she is alert. Her movements are careful, guarded, and her hands are ready to reach for her blades at a moment's notice. The eerieness doesn't go unnoticed, but she refuses to let it get the better of her. Barkspawn, the large war hound at her side, whines a little at Cole's words, evidently feeling the same way.]

...yeah, I feel it, too. I've seen my share of creepy places, but at least those had something to fight in them. This is just so fucking empty. [Shudder.]

Working in pairs sounds good to me.